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Table 3 Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Meta District, 2017

From: Stunting and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months from productive safety net program beneficiary and non-beneficiary households in Meta District, East Hararghe zone, Eastern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Variables (n = 1555)

Stunting

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes (#, %)

No (#, %)

Maternal education

No formal education

594 (43.2)

780 (56.8)

2.71: (1.86, 3.94)**

3.39: (1.12, 5.11)**

Have formal education

38 (22)

135 (78)

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Hand washing practice

Yes

458 (36.3)

804 (63.7)

0.39: (0.3, 0.505)**

0.46: (0.28, 0.76)**

No

174 (59.4)

119 (40.6)

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Child’s illness

Yes

383 (70.3)

162 (7.7)

7.23: (5.73, 9.12)**

8.41: (4.58, 12.76)**

No

249 (24.7)

761 (75.3)

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Breastfeed in the first 6 months

No exclusively breastfed

510 (56.9)

386 (43.1)

5.82: (4.59, 7.37)**

3.6: (2.3, 4.8)**

Exclusively breastfed

122 (18.5)

537 (81.5)

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Woman’s participation in decision-making

No

503 (55.3)

406 (45.7)

4.97: (3.93, 6.27)**

3.48: (2.36, 5.12)**

Yes

129 (20)

517 (80)

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Antenatal care IV

No

465 (52.2)

426 (47.8)

3.25: (2.61, 4.04)**

4.2: (2.5, 6.8)**

Yes

167 (25.2)

497 (74.8)

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Child’s age

6–23 months

91 (17.3)

436 (82.7)

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24–59 months

541 (52.6)

487 (47.4)

5.32: (4.12, 6.88)**

3.2: (1.6, 6.3)**

Minimum dietary diversity

Less than 4 food groups

218 (31.9)

465 (68.1))

2.3: (1.83, 2.9)**

4.7: (3.0, 7.4)**

4 food groups and more

146 (16.7)

726 (83.3)

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Agro ecological zone

High-land

177 (32.6)

366 (67.4)

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Mid-land

358 (57.1)

269 (42.9)

1.69: (1.52, 1.93)*

1.94: (1.12, 3.35)*

Low-land

97 (25.2)

288 (74.8)

0.25: (0.19, 0.34)**

0.27: (0.16, 0.45) **

Father education

No formal Education

502 (43.4)

656 (56.6)

1.48: (1.17, 1.89)**

1.22: (0.77, 1.99)

Have formal Education

130 (33.9)

253 (66.1)

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Family size

 ≥ 5 family members

455 (44.3)

573 (55.7)

1.57: (1.26, 1.95)**

1.02: (0.66, 1.60)

 < 5 Family members

177 (33.6)

350 (66.4)

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Sex of the child

Male

323 (42.6)

436 (57.4)

1.17: (0.95, 1.43)

1.73: (1.18, 2.53)**

Female

309 (38.8)

487 (61.2)

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Membership

PSNP

373 (47.7)

409 (52.3)

1.81: (1.48, 2.23)**

1.82: (1.14, 2.89)*

NPSNP

259 (33.5)

514 (66.5)

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  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio
  2. *p value < 0.05; **p value < 0.001